Given name & surname · also Galician

Barro

“clay loam”

Barro is a surname with more than one origin.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Barro goes back to a word meaning “clay loam.”

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Where it comes from

Barro has more than one origin: in one tradition, it comes from Galician; as a west African surname, it comes from Fula.

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Barro’s family of names

In English usage, Barro as a surname has a related form in BARO. In Greek usage, Barro as a surname is a transliteration of Μπαρρό.

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BarroΜπαρρόBaro

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Spellings & scripts 1

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